Professor R. M. Srivastava, a Ph. D. (1969) in the area of Financial Management from Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.), has been Senior professor of Management and Head and Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, B.H.U. Prof. Srivatava is a prolific writer having made seminal contribution in the field of management through publications of research papers (118) and management treatises (13) on Corporate Policy and Strategic management, Financial Management, Management of Financial Institutions and Dynamics of Leadership. Taking cognizance of his dexterous experience and expertise, Prof. R.M. Srivatava was nominated as Director by the Government of India on the Board of Northern Coal Fields (Coal India Group) and Expert Member of the All India Management Panel of the University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education and Panel Member of Management in Ministry of HRD. He has also been appointed as Professor of Management by Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. Besides training and updating university teachers as UGC resource person and coordinating several Quality Improvement Programmes of AICTE, Prof. Srivastava has been regularly conducting in-company Management Development Programmes for managers of financial and industrial organizations to develop their skills and competencies.